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| motto = challenging the mind, engaging the heart

| established = [[1900]]

| type = [[Private school|Private]]

| religion = none

| head master = John C. Gulla

| city = [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]]

| state = [[Minnesota]]

| country = [[United States of America|USA]]

| campus = •Lower and Middle School, Blake Campus ([[Hopkins, Minnesota|Hopkins]], [[Minnesota]]) <br /> •Lower School, Highcroft Campus ([[Wayzata, Minnesota|Wayzata]], [[Minnesota]]) <br /> •Upper School, Northrop Campus ([[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]])

| enrollment = approx. 1,355

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| SAT = 2050

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| athletics = 26 varsity sports

| colors = <font color="2554C7">'''Royal'''</font> and <font color="00A000">'''Kelly Green'''</font>

| mascot = Bears

| School Paper = Spectrum

| conference = [[Tri Metro Conference]]

| homepage = [http://www.blakeschool.org www.blakeschool.org]

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'''The Blake School''' is a private, coeducational school serving students in grades [[preschool|PreKindergarten]]-[[Grade 12|12]]. The School is located on three campuses around the [[Twin Cities]] area in [[Minnesota]]: the Northrop Campus houses the Upper School (grades 9-12), and is in downtown [[Minneapolis]]; the Blake Campus is the ___location of administration offices, the middle school, and one-half of the Lower School, and is in [[Hopkins, Minnesota|Hopkins]]; the Highcroft Campus in [[Wayzata, MN|Wayzata]] is the other half of the Lower School.

==History==

During the early 20th century, two schools were founded to educate young grifting Minneapolis students: the Northrop Collegiate School for girls and The Blake School for boys. Northrop was started in [[1900]] and moved into Graham Hall, the current home of the Upper School, in [[1914]]. Blake was incorporated in [[1907]] at the original campus of The Blake School for Boys is where the Blake Campus is today. The Highcroft Campus can trace its roots back to Highcroft Country Day School. Founded in [[1958]], the school served Highcroft students until ninth grade, and then they could attend either Blake or Northrop. The three schools entered into a partnership in [[1972]] and merged.<ref name="History">The Blake School official website, [http://www.blakeschool.org/atTheBlakeSchool/schoolHistory/index.html History of The Blake School]</ref> Blake graduated its first coeducational class in [[1975]].

The earliest predecessor of the present school dates back to [[1900]] and was originally founded as Graham Hall by Miss [[Zulema A. Ruble]] and Miss [[Carrie Bartlett]]. The school, which provided the opportunity for girls to continue their studies through their second year of college, was first located in a house near downtown Minneapolis. But the school soon outgrew that ___location and moved into three neighboring houses about six blocks from its original ___location. In July [[1914]] a group of Minneapolis leaders joined forces to purchase Golden Graham Hall and the following summer incorporated the school as ''Northrop Collegiate School''. It was named in honor of [[Cyrus Northrop]], president of the [[University of Minnesota]] from [[1885]]-[[1911]]. Dr. Northrop was a speaker at the [[January 29]], [[1917]] opening ceremonies of the school's new building near downtown Minneapolis, which currently houses the Upper School of The Blake School.

''The Blake School'' began as three independent schools. In September [[1907]], [[William McKendree Blake]] established the Blake School, a preparatory school for boys, in [[downtown Minneapolis]]. Three years later, an area businessman wanted to reform Blake and put it on the same plane as eastern [[University-preparatory school|preparatory academies]]. With help from William Blake, Charles C. Bovey asked 16 other local business leaders to contribute $2,500 each towards Blake's first capital drive. These original [[guarantor|guarantors]] hired Charles B. Newton, who was educated at [[Princeton University|Princeton]] and [[Harvard University|Harvard]] Universities, to replace William Blake as [[headmaster]] in [[1911]]. The school incorporated on [[May 5]], [[1911]], and one years later their pooled resources enabled construction of a new building in [[Hopkins, MN|Hopkins]] in [[1912]] (the site is still the home campus for the Middle School and one of the two Lower School campuses).

''Highcroft Country Day School'' was founded in [[1958]] as an independent, [[non-sectarian]], [[co-educational]], [[kindergarten]] through [[ninth grade]] school. Highcroft was designed to provide an education, near home, for students in the far western suburbs of the [[Minneapolis-St. Paul|Twin Cities]]. The school building was built in [[1960]] on land purchased and donated to the school, which had been part of the former Highcroft estate in [[Wayzata]]. Today, Highcroft is Blake's other Lower School campus.

Following graduation from ninth grade, many Highcroft students attended Northrop or Blake, and Highcroft later became a partner in the four-year process that resulted in the merger of Northrop, Blake and Highcroft on [[August 15]], [[1972]]. After the merger the three schools were known as The Blake Schools, until [[1987]], when the name officially became The Blake School

Many of the traditions of the schools that merged are preserved in today's Blake School. One of the [[school colors]], green, came from Highcroft, while the other school color, blue, and Cyrus the bear, came from Northrop. Cyrus the bear combined with the Blake Bear to become the new school's [[mascot]].<ref name="History"/>

==Athletics==

The Blake School is in the [[Tri-Metro Conference]], which is part of the [[Minnesota State High School League]].

{| class="wikitable"

! colspan="4"|State Championships

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! Season !! Sport !! Number of Championships !! Year

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| rowspan="2"|[[Fall]] || [[Tennis]], Girls || align="center"|6 || [[1984]], [[1987]], [[1990]], [[1991]], [[1992]], [[1993]]

|-

| [[Soccer]], Girls || align="center"|1 || [[2000]]

|-

| rowspan="6"|[[Winter]] || [[Alpine Skiing]], Boys || align="center"|2 || [[1978]], [[2006]]

|-

| [[Alpine Skiing]], Girls || align="center"|3 || [[1978]], [[1981]], [[1992]]

|-

| [[Fencing]], Coed || align="center"|1 || [[2001]]

|-

| [[Hockey]], Girls || align="center"|1 || [[2003]]

|-

| [[Gymnastics]], Girls || align="center"|2 || [[1981]], [[1983]]

|-

| [[Basketball]], Girls || align="center"|3 || [[1994]], [[1998]], [[1999]]

|-

| rowspan="4"|[[Spring (season)|Spring]] || [[Golf]], Boys || align="center"|3 || [[1982]], [[1984]], [[1997]]

|-

| [[Tennis]], Boys || align="center"|12 || [[1979]], [[1981]], [[1982]], [[1984]], [[1987]], [[1991]], [[1992]], [[1994]], [[1996]], [[2000]], [[2002]], [[2003]]

|-

| [[Lacrosse]], Boys || align="center"|2 || [[2005]], [[2006]]

|-

| [[Athletics (track and field)|Track and Field]], Girls || align="center"|2 || [[2001]], [[2006]]

|-

| align="center" colspan="2"|'''Total''' || align="center"|37

|-

|}

==List of Headmasters==

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:''Note: Unless otherwise noted, people listed are headmasters of The Blake School after the merger.''

*William Blake, [[1907]]-[[1911]], Blake School for Boys

*Charles B. Newton, [[1911]]-unknown, Blake School for Boys

*Raymond Johnson

*H. John Stander

*[[Tyler C. Tingley]], [[1991]]-[[1997]]

*John Gulla (1997-present)

==Notable alumni==

*[[Al Franken]], Class of [[1969]], ''American liberal humorist, satirist, comedian, author, screenwriter, television performer (Saturday Night Live), political commentator, and radio host''<ref name="outstanding">The Blake School official website, [http://www.blakeschool.org/blakeAlumni/awards/outstandingAlumni/outstandingAlum90.html Outstanding Alumni Award]</ref>

*[[Steve Kelley]], Class of [[1971]], Minnesota State Senator, Former State Rep., Attorney & 2000 US Senate Candidate<ref>Pioneer Press, [http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/14741472.htm ''Will gutsy moves bring Kelley glory?''], June 5, 2006</ref>

*[[David Ellwood]], Class of [[1971]], Dean of the [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]], [[Harvard University]], [[Cambridge, MA|Cambridge]], MA<ref>The Blake School official website, [http://www.blakeschool.org/blakeAlumni/awards/outstandingAlumni/outstandingAlum98.html David Ellwood Alumnus]</ref>

*[[Mark Dayton]], Class of [[1965]], [[U.S. Senate|U.S. Senator]], represented [[Minnesota]]<ref>Mark Dayton's official website, [http://dayton.senate.gov/about/biography.cfm Mark Dayton Bio]</ref>

*[[George Roy Hill]], Class of [[1939]], Oscar-winning Director<ref>The Blake School official website, [http://www.blakeschool.org/blakeAlumni/awards/outstandingAlumni/outstandingAlum84.html George Hill Alumnus]</ref>

*[[Zan Lund]], Class of [[1973]], founder of North American Society for Outstanding Options Trading.

*[[Tom Davis]], Class of [[1970]], Prolific comedy writer and performer<ref name="outstanding"/>

*[[Robert Pirsig]], Class of [[1943]], Author of [[Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance]]

*[[Lucia Watson]], Class of [[1972]], proprietor and chef of [[Lucia's Restaurant]], Minneapolis

==References==

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==See also==

*[[List of high schools in Minnesota]]

==External links==

*[http://blakeschool.org The Blake School's Website]

*[http://www.blakeschool.org/atTheBlakeSchool/schoolHistory/index.html A History Of Blake]

*[http://www.privateschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/15299 Private School Review's Profile of The Blake School]

[[Category:High schools in Minnesota|Blake]]

[[Category:Private schools in Minnesota|Blake]]